...6 years later we are ready to post again!

Swimming Lessons

This year we opted for a low budget swimming lessons, the boys are both in the same class at the public pool in Virginia City.  The class is an hour and has about 15 kids and 3 teachers.   I can't honestly say they are learning how to swim but they do have a lot of fun.  

Reno Rafting Fun

Brianna turned 16 in June and we wanted to do something fun. Since nobody could make up their mind on what, where or when it turned out to be a last minute adventure. Susan came to town and brought her raft so we decided to take it down the Truckee. We started at Mayberry park and ended in downtown Reno. Here are a few pictures!

4th of July

This year for the 4th of July we decided to visit the parade in Virginia City. We had a blast and wanted to share a few pictures.

Waiting for the parade to start with the streamers they made at Darcy's house.  They had so much fun with the streamers!

Tyler excited to watch his first parade!  And on the right was one of my favorite floats (however not exactly a float?)

 Dominik and Elijah enjoying their first parade.

Riding in Cars with Boys 3

Today my little Elijah earned a treat for using the potty.  We had some ring pops in the stash from a birthday party we attended a few weeks ago (thanks Monica), so I gave each boy a ring pop.  Elijah sucked on it for a few minutes then said with a very sad voice "It's not working, not working."  That's what he used to say when he would chew up his paci's and he would no longer get a good suck out of them.  I tried to explain to him that a sucker is just for licking, and it's not a paci: however every 2 minutes or so he pulls it out of his mouth, holds it up and says "My paci not working mommy."

Riding in Cars with Boys 2

Yesterday, while dad was watching the boys, Dominik found a brown marker and drew all over Elijah.  Elijah had spots from his hair to his toes, including his clothes!  When I questioned the boys about what happened, Dominik said he made Elijah into a puppy.  This morning when I got the boys up I put Elijah in the shower and washed off the spots the best I could.  When Dominik saw Elijah he said "Mom, his spots are disappearing! Elijah is turning back into a kid!"

Here is one from a few weeks ago:

Dominik: "Mom, Jesus made everything, he made the trees, and the cars and the sky!  He made me!  He put my head on and put my bones in!"
Mom:  "Yes he did and he did a good job!"
Dominik: "But Santa, he just brings presents."

Riding in Cars with Boys 1

I've had the best form of entertainment lately, listening to the silly things my kids say.   Most of the time our best conversations are in the car.  I'd thought I would start to share the fun with everyone.

Today Dominik put Mickey Mouse stickers on his knee's and elbows came running in the kitchen and said "Mommy I'm like a princess!"  I said, "you what??"  "I'm a princess superman."  He then continued to run around the house asking everyone "What's your problem?" so he could save you.  After about 30 minutes or so he came back to the stickers and covered his body in them, came back into the kitchen and said "Mommy, I'm a car!" once again I said "What?" As he put his final goofy sticker on his forehead he said "See Mom, I'm a car just like Lightning McQueen!"   How did I not see it??